Rural-Urban Fringe Students Towards Learning English using Nonagonal Fuzzy Cognitive Maps
M. Samuel Jayakumar1, A. Rajkumar2

1M.Samuel Jayakumar, Research Scholar, English Department, Hindustan Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai , India.
2A.Rajkumar, Mathematics Department, Hindustan Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai , India.

Manuscript received on 30 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 05 July 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2019 | PP: 1454-1457 | Volume-8 Issue-9, July 2019 | Retrieval Number: I8052078919/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.I8052.078919
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Abstract: FMotivation and aptitude are essential components of teaching-learning process. The objective of this study is to identify the factors that affect the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of Rural-Urban Fringe (R-U Fringe) students of Chennai, India towards learning English. This also focuses to find which of those factors influence both the motivation in large. A study has been conducted among 160 learners of Chennai through a questionnaire. The data was analyzed through Nonagonal fuzzy number modeling. And it is found the factors that influence the intrinsic motivation of the R-U Fringe learners from high to low are challenge, fantasy, control, curiosity, cooperation, recognition and competition.
Keywords: intrinsic motivation factor Nonagonal fuzzy number, Rural-Urban Fringe, Challenge, Curiosity, Control, Recognition, cooperation, competition and fantasy.

Scope of the Article: Data Visualization using IoT